The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 2185
First Quarter
47.2% 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
11:20 AM
12:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3243
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.28° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.37° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.