The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 5, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
2:19 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3181
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 60.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.20° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.20° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.