The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 1998
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
1:30 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 930
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 67.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.24° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.34° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| 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.