The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 1, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
5:20 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2216
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 26.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.18° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.41° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.