The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
60.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
3:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.7%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2291
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 | 102.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 51.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.47° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.22° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.