The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 6, 2168
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
3:25 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3032
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.37° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.69° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.