The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 6, 1922
First Quarter
49.1% 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
11:28 AM
1:07 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -10
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.16° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.29° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.19° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| 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.