The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 2139
Waxing Crescent
29.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.8%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2674
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 82.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 22.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.72° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.60° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.90° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.