The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
6:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1981
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 356.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 8.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.33° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.77° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.