The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 6, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
82.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
4:59 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.9%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3317
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 33.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 25.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.31° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.81° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.