The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 2, 2169
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
10:11 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3045
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 112.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 40m / 5.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.12° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.19° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.