The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 2, 2180
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3181
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 | 68.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.18° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.73° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.