The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 20, 2107
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
4:13 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2278
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 203.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -11.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.68° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.53° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.