The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 1981
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
12:53 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 720
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.28° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.46° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| 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.