The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 1, 2082
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
8:37 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1969
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / 3.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.72° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.