The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 1971
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
1:18 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 596
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.86° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.08° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.86° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| 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.