The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 21, 2082
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
12:11 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1969
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 230.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.21° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.13° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.