The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 7, 1930
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
1:07 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 89
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.57° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.64° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| 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.