The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 21, 2056
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1648
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 | 58.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.57° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.96° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.