The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 2, 2103
Waning Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
11:34 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2228
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 | 279.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 239.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.72° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.59° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.15° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.