The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 3, 2196
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
10:19 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3379
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 14.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.29° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.84° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.