The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2182
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
8:52 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3206
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 5.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.03° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / -0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.87° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.