The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 2184
Waning Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
9:46 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3230
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 276.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -10.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.00° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.68° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.