The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 20, 2040
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
2:48 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1450
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.76° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.87° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.