The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 5, 2135
Waning Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
10:01 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2624
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 257.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.52° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.15° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.