The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 2, 2028
Waxing Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1301
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 | 69.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.61° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.62° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.