The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 21, 2143
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.94° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.87° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.