The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 20, 2048
Waxing Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
1:06 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1549
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 70.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.03° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.51° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.