The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 2, 2168
Waning Crescent
41.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
12:01 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3032
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -20.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.45° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.93° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.