The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 30, 2118
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
3:24 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2415
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 50.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 27.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.33° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.92° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| 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.