The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 5, 2155
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
9:05 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2872
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 127.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 5.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.21° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.21° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.