The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
4:49 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2513
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 | 143.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 29.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 13.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.71° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.46° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.