The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 1952
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
1:56 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 361
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 62.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.60° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.47° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.