The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 10, 2098
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
2:50 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2167
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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 54.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 27.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.62° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.82° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| 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.