The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2021
First Quarter
50.7% 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
12:11 PM
2:53 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1215
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 54.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.87° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.48° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.