The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 21, 2076
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
8:21 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1895
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 309.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -0.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.30° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.31° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.