The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
6:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -134
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 356.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 14.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.70° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.65° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.