The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 6, 2091
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
7:36 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2080
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.3° / 324.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 07m / 1.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.05° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.05° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.