The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 5, 2196
Waxing Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3379
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.34° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.46° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.