The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 2187
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
12:34 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3267
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.65° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.73° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.