The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 2150
Waxing Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
12:27 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2810
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.87° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.44° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.