The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 2064
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
11:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1747
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.11° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.62° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.