The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 2, 2112
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
11:24 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2340
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 | 56.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 9.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.78° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.58° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.42° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.