The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 6, 2116
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
11:11 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2389
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -26.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.92° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.67° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.