The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 2, 2044
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
9:50 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1499
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 | 35.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 9.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.38° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.95° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| 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.