The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 2138
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2661
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.15° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.71° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.