The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 1, 2079
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
4:21 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1931
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 190.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.04° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.09° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.