The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 2060
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
6:36 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1697
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.35° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.29° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 333.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.