The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 2014
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
10:25 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1128
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 | 239.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 260.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.20° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.50° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.