The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 5, 2142
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
1:56 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2711
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 63.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.91° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.82° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.