The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 6, 2131
First Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
1:47 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2575
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 20.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.69° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.01° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.07° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.