The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 5, 2108
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
12:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2290
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 | 282.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.66° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.14° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.