The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 6, 2106
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
7:45 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2266
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / 2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.89° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.94° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.