The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 1980
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 708
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.82° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.47° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.