The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 7, 1987
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
2:02 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 794
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 62.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.89° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.41° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| 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.