The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 2104
First Quarter
47.8% 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
10:52 AM
1:19 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2241
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 23.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.53° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.74° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.60° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.