The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 14, 2084
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
3:07 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1994
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 53.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 25.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.68° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.88° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.40° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| 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.