The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 2162
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
7:19 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2958
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 323.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / -2.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.00° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.91° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.