The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 3, 2195
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
10:40 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3366
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.60° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.11° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.