The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 20, 1966
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
6:19 AM
5:21 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 534
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 | 343.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 184.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -11.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.23° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.68° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.