The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 21, 2105
Waxing Crescent
35.3% 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
11:04 AM
1:16 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2254
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 | 72.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 69.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.71° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.29° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.