The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 2, 2063
Waxing Crescent
5.3% 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
7:56 AM
8:58 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1734
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 | 26.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 128.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 5.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.64° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.33° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.