The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 1976
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
12:58 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 658
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 72.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.73° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.49° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.