The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 2, 1914
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -109
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.30° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.27° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.