The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 2, 2082
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
9:36 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1969
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 9.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.07° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.52° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.