The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 1, 2111
Waning Gibbous
67.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2327
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 250.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 267.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.62° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.37° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.