The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 2, 2188
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
10:41 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3280
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 8.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.25° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.37° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.