The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 21, 1972
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
1:31 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 609
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.33° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.84° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| 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.