The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 6, 2141
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
4:47 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2698
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 195.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -10.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.18° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.54° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.