The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 1, 2107
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
12:15 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2278
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 | 78.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 78.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.54° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / 3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.06° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.