The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 2, 2085
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
1:02 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2006
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 24.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.04° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.44° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.40° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.