The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 2155
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
5:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2871
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 178.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.37° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.17° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.4° |
| 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.