The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 2, 2033
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
8:23 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1363
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 | 19.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / 2.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.75° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.42° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.