The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 1, 2196
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
8:16 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3379
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 140.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / 4.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.94° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.24° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.