The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 6, 2158
Waxing Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
12:43 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2909
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 | 78.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 25.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.78° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.90° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.