The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2130
First Quarter
49.1% 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
12:24 PM
2:19 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2563
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 60.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 19.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.68° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.14° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.43° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| 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.