The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 20, 2143
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
11:58 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.30° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.07° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.