The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 1, 2131
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
9:03 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2575
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / -0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.93° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.01° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.