The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 12, 1962
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
12:48 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 485
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.82° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.35° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.26° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.