The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 5, 2074
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
12:58 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1870
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.94° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.29° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.