The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 7, 2101
First Quarter
46.6% 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
10:29 AM
1:32 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2204
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 66.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.94° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.95° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.