The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2088
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
6:38 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2043
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 169.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.89° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.34° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.