The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 6, 2117
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
9:42 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2402
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 | 34.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 117.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.83° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.45° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.