The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 2, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
4:45 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2080
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 31.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.14° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.52° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.