The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
64.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
2:42 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.4%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1338
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 57.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.57° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.75° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.