The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 20, 2136
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
8:42 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2637
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,800 km.
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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 Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 282.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -14.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.74° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.18° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.