The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 2104
Waxing Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
12:11 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2241
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 | 74.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.89° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.26° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.78° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.