The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 1, 2136
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
5:16 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2636
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 180.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -15.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.74° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.35° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.