The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 1952
Waxing Crescent
41.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
12:52 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 361
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 | 80.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.29° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.65° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.