The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 5, 2158
Waxing Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2909
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 | 65.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.47° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.08° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.