The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 2, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1276
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 | 170.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 357.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 11.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.50° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.18° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.