The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 20, 2052
Waning Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1598
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 262.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -16.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.66° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.90° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.