The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 20, 2128
Waning Gibbous
82.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.8%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2538
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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -13.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.29° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.79° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.