The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 6, 2163
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
8:25 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2971
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 137.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / 3.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.70° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.