The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 2149
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
12:10 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 281.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.79° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.30° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.