The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 21, 2116
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
2:36 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2390
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 27.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.68° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.85° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.