The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 7, 2052
First Quarter
46.2% 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
11:13 AM
12:51 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1598
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 73.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.32° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.67° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| 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.