The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 20, 2085
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
2:03 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2006
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 221.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.09° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.02° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.