The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 2, 2172
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
1:34 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3082
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.81° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.10° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.