The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 30, 2164
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
2:24 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2984
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 60.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.11° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.94° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.