The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 2145
Waxing Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
2:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2748
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 | 100.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 63.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.67° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.28° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.