The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 3, 2147
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
8:23 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2773
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 | 20.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 137.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.35° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.94° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.