The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 1, 2166
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
5:57 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3007
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 | 352.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 174.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.60° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.45° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.