The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2066
Waning Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
3:27 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1771
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 | 306.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -16.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.33° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.41° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.