The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 1, 2055
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
9:25 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1635
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 2.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.52° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.86° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.