The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 6, 2132
Waning Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 PM
9:26 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2587
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 | 233.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 279.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.96° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.47° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.