The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 2176
Waning Gibbous
59.8% 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
12:47 AM
10:02 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.8%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3131
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 | 258.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 252.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.54° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.30° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.