The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 2, 2125
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
4:18 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2500
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 201.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -11.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.96° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.06° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.