The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 2142
Waxing Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2711
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 | 70.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 81.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.37° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.17° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.