The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 19, 2089
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
2:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2056
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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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 59.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.06° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.21° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| 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.