The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 2171
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
2:15 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3069
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 | 313.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -25.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.46° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.84° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.