The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 21, 2102
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
11:04 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2217
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 | 32.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.40° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.40° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.