The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2134
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
3:47 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2612
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 197.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.47° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.89° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.