The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 5, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
6:05 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2649
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 13.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 17.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.40° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.21° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.