The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 10, 2155
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
2:30 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2872
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 58.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.66° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.76° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.