The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 1, 2168
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
11:23 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3032
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 251.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.62° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.76° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.