The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 6, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
6:42 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2884
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 | 173.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 353.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 8.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.28° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.