The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 1934
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
12:47 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 139
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.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.40° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.42° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.