The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 5, 2169
Waxing Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
12:21 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3045
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 | 78.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.24° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.63° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.