The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 1990
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
1:15 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 831
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 68.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.91° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.05° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| 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.