The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 6, 2111
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
2:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2327
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 | 315.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 214.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.37° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / -0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.27° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.