The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 1, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
80.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
4:10 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.9%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3255
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 40.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.45° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.97° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.