The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 2, 2153
Waxing Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
12:40 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2847
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 | 79.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.31° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.90° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.