The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 19, 2195
First Quarter
55.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
3:25 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.8%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3367
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 49.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.64° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.28° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.