The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 20, 2192
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
3:02 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3330
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 53.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 28.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.87° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.99° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| 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.