The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 2085
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
2:00 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2006
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 63.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.39° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.22° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| 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.