The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
6:51 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1524
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 339.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.84° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.87° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.