The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 2, 2020
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
1:11 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1202
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 | 88.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 70.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.16° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.99° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| 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.