The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 5, 1960
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
1:26 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 460
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 69.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.82° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.20° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.76° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| 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.