The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 2096
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
4:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2142
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 | 323.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 188.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.28° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.68° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.