The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
6:05 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2451
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 | 161.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 8.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.65° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.49° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.