The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 21, 2086
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
2:16 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2019
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 60.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.94° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.11° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.91° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.