The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 19, 1918
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
1:49 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -59
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 23.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.02° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.11° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.54° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.