The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 1978
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
1:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 683
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.14° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.80° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| 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.