The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 1957
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
7:40 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 423
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 | 11.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / 1.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.21° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.46° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.