The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 6, 2093
Waxing Gibbous
64.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
2:41 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.7%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2105
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 56.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.83° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.31° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.