The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 30, 2183
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
2:12 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3219
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 61.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.08° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.34° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.32° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.