The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 14, 2152
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
3:08 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2835
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 52.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.94° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.93° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.