The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 2170
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
7:50 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3057
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 329.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / 6.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.89° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.48° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.