The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 1963
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
1:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 497
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.25° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.40° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.