The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 7, 2139
First Quarter
50.9% 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
10:52 AM
1:52 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2674
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 63.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 27.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.61° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.29° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.53° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| 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.