The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 1, 1952
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 361
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.66° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.83° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.