The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 2128
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
9:06 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2538
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 126.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 2.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.72° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.56° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.