The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 2003
Waning Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
8:34 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 992
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 282.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -15.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.31° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.60° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.