The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 5, 2017
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
1:23 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1165
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 68.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.31° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.54° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| 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.