The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 6, 2195
Waning Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
1:23 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3366
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 223.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 16m / -24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.21° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.65° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.