The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 20, 2086
Waxing Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
1:17 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2019
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.79° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.16° / 0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.10° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.