The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 3, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
6:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2216
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 5.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 10.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.51° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.12° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.