The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 2, 2001
First Quarter
46.0% 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
11:08 AM
12:49 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 967
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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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 | 85.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 73.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.46° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.78° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.