The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 1, 2104
Waxing Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2241
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 | 61.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.82° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.97° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.