The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 1919
First Quarter
45.3% 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
10:50 AM
1:01 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -47
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 21.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.60° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.90° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.