The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 2036
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
11:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1400
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 | 52.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.17° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.27° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.