The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 2161
First Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
1:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2946
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.29° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.34° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.01° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.