The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 2047
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1536
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 | 65.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.26° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.00° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.