The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 2, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
6:17 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 101
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 | 155.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 12.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.50° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.98° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.