The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 2, 2131
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
10:16 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2575
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 | 43.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 112.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 40m / 4.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.86° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.81° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.