The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2010
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
1:03 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1079
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 67.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 24.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.53° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.92° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| 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.