The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 2134
First Quarter
47.3% 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
10:50 AM
1:13 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2612
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 | 86.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.73° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.53° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.