The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 2188
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
11:40 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3280
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 | 59.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.20° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.18° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.