The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 14, 1989
First Quarter
53.1% 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
11:03 AM
2:15 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 819
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 60.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.57° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.12° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.74° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.