The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2014
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
1:28 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1128
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 68.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.69° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.07° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.