The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2148
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
7:41 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2785
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.8° / 327.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / 3.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.64° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.30° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.