The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 7, 2158
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
1:53 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2909
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.81° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.72° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| 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.