The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 1, 2153
Waxing Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2847
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.31° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.07° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.