The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 30, 1917
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
2:02 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -71
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 63.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.36° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.12° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.