The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 2011
First Quarter
47.2% 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
10:52 AM
1:24 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1091
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 68.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.46° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.41° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| 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.