The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 6, 2160
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
5:23 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2933
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 | 343.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 188.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -7.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.41° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.35° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.