The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 1, 2139
Waxing Crescent
1.0% 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
7:17 AM
7:42 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2674
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 150.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.88° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.81° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.69° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.