The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 2115
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
12:01 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2377
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.44° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.53° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.