The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 2087
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
5:17 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2030
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 189.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -8.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.93° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.84° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.