The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 2054
First Quarter
45.8% 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
12:15 PM
1:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1623
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 | 84.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.28° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.28° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| 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.