The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 5, 2112
First Quarter
52.8% 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
11:38 AM
1:32 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2340
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 67.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.39° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.87° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| 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.