The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 6, 2101
Waxing Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
12:31 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2204
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 | 75.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 25.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.07° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.13° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.