The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 7, 2063
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
1:27 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1734
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 | 85.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 66.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 27.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.90° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.38° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| 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.