The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 21, 2045
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
11:17 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1512
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 | 34.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.28° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.42° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.