The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 2131
Waxing Crescent
22.9% 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
9:45 AM
11:29 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2575
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 | 56.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.58° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.61° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.