The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 2, 2174
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
5:33 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3106
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 179.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -13.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.45° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.98° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.