The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 20, 1909
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
5:25 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -171
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 183.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -11.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.22° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.46° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.