The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 6, 2127
Waning Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
12:31 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2525
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 | 284.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 59m / -18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.71° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.94° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.