The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 1, 2036
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
9:59 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1400
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 4.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.12° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.46° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.