The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 1, 2193
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
4:18 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3341
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 193.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.59° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.58° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.