The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 2, 2039
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
1:00 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1437
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 19.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.79° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.35° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.