The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 1, 2182
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
3:01 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3205
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 215.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -15.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.71° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.11° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.