The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 1, 1974
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
2:25 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 633
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 23.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.61° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.65° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.