The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 2081
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
10:54 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1956
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -27.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.65° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.62° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.