The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 16, 2035
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
2:06 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1388
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 62.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.56° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.10° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| 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.