The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 2058
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
1:53 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1672
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.78° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.56° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.