The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 10, 1927
First Quarter
52.8% 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
11:28 AM
1:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 52
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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 65.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 22.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.15° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.06° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.16° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| 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.