The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 1, 2090
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
6:53 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2068
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 161.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -4.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.86° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.40° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.