The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 2127
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
2:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2526
Events on this date
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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 | 94.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 56.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.33° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.60° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.