The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 6, 2100
Waning Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
2:15 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2191
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 312.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 213.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.34° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.97° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.