The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 7, 2177
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
1:36 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3144
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.23° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.49° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.90° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| 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.