The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 2144
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
7:47 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2736
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 148.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 1.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.80° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.88° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.51° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.