The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 2055
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
10:22 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1635
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 | 45.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 109.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 6.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.47° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.66° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.