The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 2, 2191
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
1:23 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3317
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 67.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.38° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.47° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.