The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 1, 2077
First Quarter
50.5% 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
11:13 AM
1:25 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1907
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.16° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.16° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.95° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.