The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 2142
Waning Crescent
29.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
2:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2711
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 220.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.00° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.23° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.