The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 10, 2174
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 79°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
2:12 AM
79°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3107
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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 60.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 28.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.57° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.58° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.45° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.