The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 5, 2143
Waning Gibbous
77.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
9:12 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.4%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2723
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 | 236.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 273.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.63° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.54° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.