The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 10, 2079
First Quarter
53.1% 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
11:06 AM
2:03 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1932
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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 61.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 27.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.77° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.14° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.