The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 2108
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
10:46 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2290
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 259.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.58° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.79° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.