The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 19, 2184
First Quarter
54.8% 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
12:59 PM
2:45 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3231
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.
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 56.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.14° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.55° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| 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.