The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 6, 2147
Waxing Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
11:41 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2773
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 11.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.34° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.46° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.34° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.