The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 2, 2182
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
4:12 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3205
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,800 km.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 202.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.58° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.31° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.