The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 2151
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
7:17 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2822
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 347.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.25° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 352.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.