The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 5, 2036
First Quarter
50.2% 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
11:34 AM
1:10 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1400
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 | 90.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.80° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.72° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| 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.