The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 5, 2095
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
5:48 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2129
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 174.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -13.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.66° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.59° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 36.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.