The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 12, 2106
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
1:15 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2266
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 | 88.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 69.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.99° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.78° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| 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.