The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2073
First Quarter
47.2% 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
12:21 PM
2:06 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1858
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 | 86.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.35° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.48° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| 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.