The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 1914
First Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
2:19 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -109
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 59.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 28.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.07° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.74° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| 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.