The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 6, 2149
Waning Crescent
13.4% 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
4:52 AM
2:53 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2797
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 211.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.40° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / 0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.87° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.