The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 12, 2182
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
2:46 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3206
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 56.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.56° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.23° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| 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.