The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 21, 2039
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
4:38 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1437
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 189.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.24° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.27° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.