The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2179
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
2:45 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3169
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 56.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.30° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.38° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.57° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| 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.