The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 2098
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
7:05 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2167
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 | 6.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 156.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -6.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.77° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.67° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.