The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 9, 1995
First Quarter
52.8% 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
11:39 AM
1:37 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 893
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 67.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.72° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.70° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| 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.