The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 2, 2101
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
9:22 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2204
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.69° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.90° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.