The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 3, 2168
Waning Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
12:45 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3032
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 | 290.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 233.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -21.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.26° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.11° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.