The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 2087
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
4:07 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2030
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 203.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.74° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.64° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| 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.