The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 2051
First Quarter
53.0% 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
12:48 PM
2:39 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1586
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 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 57.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.27° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.79° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.82° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| 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.