The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 2, 2187
Waning Crescent
43.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
11:50 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3267
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.45° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.55° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.