The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 2133
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
5:11 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2599
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 181.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.22° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.00° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.