The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 2, 2079
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
5:31 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1931
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 | 349.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 177.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -15.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.36° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.30° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.