The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 20, 2120
Waning Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
10:06 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2439
Events on this date
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 251.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -26.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.29° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.40° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.