The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 3, 2111
Last Quarter
45.1% 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
1:38 AM
11:53 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2327
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.32° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.71° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.