The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2166
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
1:00 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3008
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 72.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.95° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.81° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.17° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.