The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 15, 1951
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 79°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
2:00 AM
79°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 349
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 28.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.01° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.15° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| 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.