The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 3, 2109
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
8:28 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2303
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 135.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 0.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.38° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.