The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 3, 2163
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
5:19 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2970
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 | 343.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 188.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -8.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.32° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.69° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.