The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 19, 1956
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
1:33 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 411
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.95° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.95° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.