The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 1, 2120
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
8:49 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2439
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / 5.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.28° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.