The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 2, 2017
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
11:08 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1165
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 | 53.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.53° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.09° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.