The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2076
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
2:43 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1895
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 56.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.49° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.14° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.