The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 1, 1955
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
1:41 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 398
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 65.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 24.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.70° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.94° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| 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.