The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 5, 2103
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
3:06 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2228
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 211.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.41° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.71° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.