The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 1, 2040
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
8:38 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1449
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 304.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -1.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.68° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.03° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.