The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 5, 2165
Last Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 AM
11:22 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2995
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 253.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.63° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.01° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.40° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.