The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 1, 2187
Last Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
11:10 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3267
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.94° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.38° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.