The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 5, 2168
Waning Crescent
16.3% 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
4:39 AM
2:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3032
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 215.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 01m / -20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.14° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.49° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.