The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 2106
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
4:36 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2265
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -10.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.71° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.45° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.