The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2176
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
1:34 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3131
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 221.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.09° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.02° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.