The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 21, 2002
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
1:18 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 980
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 68.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.15° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.77° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.