The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 5, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
6:10 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3119
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 9.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 14.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.27° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.80° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.