The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 8, 2128
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
12:54 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2538
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.07° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.60° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.