The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 10, 1946
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
1:40 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 287
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 | 92.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 65.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.20° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.36° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| 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.