The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 20, 2061
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
6:43 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1709
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 163.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -8.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.45° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.99° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.