The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
6:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 172.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 356.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 6.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.12° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.90° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.