The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 6, 2166
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
11:55 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3008
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 12.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.18° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.54° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.