The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 1, 2183
First Quarter
54.6% 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
11:54 AM
1:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3218
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 17.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.16° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.86° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.02° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.