The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 20, 2146
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
2:36 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2761
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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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 | 92.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 58.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.78° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.96° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.