The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 2095
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
1:12 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2130
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.71° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.19° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.02° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.