The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 1982
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
2:50 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 732
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 214.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.05° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.56° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.