The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
5:27 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2884
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 | 141.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 26.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.79° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.72° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.