The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 6, 2130
Waning Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
2:43 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2562
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 | 314.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 214.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.45° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.07° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.