The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 1, 2145
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
1:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2748
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.67° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.45° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| 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.