The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 1921
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
12:53 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -22
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 73.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.74° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.04° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.