The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2097
Waning Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
11:20 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2154
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 240.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.32° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.05° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.