The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 5, 2166
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
10:47 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3008
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 8.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.69° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.74° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.