The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 1, 2096
First Quarter
50.9% 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
11:11 AM
1:28 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2142
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.07° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.15° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| 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.