The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 20, 1975
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
2:25 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 646
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 59.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.31° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.65° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.