The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 2031
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
6:29 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1338
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 | 340.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 172.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.80° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.92° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.