The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 2128
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
8:04 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2538
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 | 17.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 141.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / -1.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.66° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.76° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.