The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 3, 2199
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
12:25 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3416
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.14° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.93° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.