The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 2109
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
7:31 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2303
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 | 10.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 150.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -2.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.92° / 0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.59° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.