The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 5, 1979
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
1:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 695
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.82° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.21° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.13° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| 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.