The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 2038
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
3:17 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 323.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 205.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.44° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.77° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.