The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 30, 2012
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
2:30 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1104
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 59.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.61° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.81° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| 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.