The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 7, 1949
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
1:24 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 324
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.02° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.84° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| 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.