The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 5, 2179
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
4:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3168
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 203.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.73° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.77° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.