The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 21, 2020
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
5:15 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1202
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 181.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.72° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.66° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.