The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 5, 2182
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
7:44 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3206
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 149.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / 0.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.83° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.08° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.