The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 12, 2030
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
2:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1326
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.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 54.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 22.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.42° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.12° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.