The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 2138
Waning Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
10:00 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2661
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 252.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -25.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.48° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.88° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.