The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 19, 1937
First Quarter
52.6% 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
11:30 AM
1:48 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 176
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 | 92.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 64.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.48° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.75° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| 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.