The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 5, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
5:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2414
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 18.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.60° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.01° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.