The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 21, 1907
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
1:13 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -195
Events on this date
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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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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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.26° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.58° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.