The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 21, 2140
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
11:36 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2687
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.12° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.79° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.