The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 1, 2098
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
5:00 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2166
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 183.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.35° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.92° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.