The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 2053
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
9:28 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1611
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 | 17.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 5.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.76° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.11° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.