The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2120
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
1:22 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2439
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.91° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.32° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| 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.