The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 2177
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
8:55 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3144
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 | 24.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 130.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 7.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.39° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.84° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.