The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2086
Waning Gibbous
68.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.8%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2018
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 262.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -20.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.58° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.64° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.