The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 1, 2171
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
1:12 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3069
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 | 301.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 222.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.34° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.65° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.