The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
First Quarter
49.6% 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
12:26 PM
2:29 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1116
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 59.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.56° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.23° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| 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.