The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 2075
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
7:14 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1882
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 346.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.66° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 357.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.