The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 14, 2008
First Quarter
52.6% 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
12:04 PM
3:12 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1054
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 51.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 27.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.30° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.45° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| 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.