The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
76.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
4:22 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.5%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3082
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 | 122.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 40.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 27.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.81° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.61° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.