The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 1967
First Quarter
53.8% 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
11:12 AM
2:17 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 547
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 | 94.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 59.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 27.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.60° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.68° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| 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.