The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 2160
Waning Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
2:26 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2933
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 218.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.68° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.75° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.