The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 1, 1933
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 126
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.94° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.65° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.