The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 14, 1970
First Quarter
48.4% 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
10:37 AM
1:50 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 584
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 63.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 28.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.70° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.52° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.