The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 7, 2082
First Quarter
49.2% 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
10:40 AM
1:47 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1969
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 64.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.46° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.58° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| 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.