The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 14, 1905
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
1:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -220
Events on this date
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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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 67.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.41° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.13° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.