The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 20, 1944
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
3:18 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 262
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 207.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.66° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.44° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.