The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 2163
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
1:04 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2971
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 72.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.98° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.54° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.