The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 2066
Waxing Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
12:20 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1771
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 | 74.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.13° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.19° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.