The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 1982
First Quarter
47.6% 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
11:17 AM
12:55 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 732
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 | 87.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.92° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.59° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.