The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 3, 2165
Waning Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 PM
9:59 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2995
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 | 243.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 272.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -12.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.53° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.07° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.