The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2144
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
2:19 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2736
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.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 60.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 19.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.10° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.66° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| 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.