The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 1969
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
10:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 572
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.97° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.94° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.