The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 21, 1974
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
5:52 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 633
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
-
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 181.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -5.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.84° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.70° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.