The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 1, 2039
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
12:01 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1437
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 16.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.99° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.35° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.53° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.