The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 6, 2188
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
1:44 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3280
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 65.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.23° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.13° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.65° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.