The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 2104
Waning Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
2:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2241
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 | 291.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 222.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.35° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.41° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.82° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.