The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 3, 2022
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
7:37 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1227
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 148.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -5.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.55° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.69° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.