The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 6, 2169
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
1:28 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3045
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.80° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.45° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.