The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 6, 2187
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
3:09 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3267
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.26° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.30° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.