The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2083
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
11:22 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1982
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 | 36.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.56° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.01° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.