The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 2085
Waning Crescent
21.6% 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
4:51 AM
3:17 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2006
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 | 304.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 211.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.49° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.22° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.