The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 2122
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
3:13 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2463
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 | 319.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 210.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.68° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.53° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.