The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 3, 2115
First Quarter
48.2% 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
10:57 AM
1:14 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2377
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 | 87.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.39° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.36° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| 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.