The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 1, 1944
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
2:00 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 262
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° 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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 63.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.65° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.70° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| 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.