The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 6, 2150
First Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
1:37 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2810
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 65.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.98° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.26° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.