The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 1, 2158
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
7:40 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2909
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 | 10.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 151.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / 0.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.88° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.87° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.