The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 2, 2068
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
5:13 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1795
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 | 341.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 190.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -8.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.66° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.03° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.