The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 2052
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
8:18 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1598
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 139.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / 1.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.63° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.