The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 10, 2136
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
1:36 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2637
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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 65.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.00° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.89° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| 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.