The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 2, 2107
New Moon
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
1:16 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2278
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 69.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.09° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.89° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.