The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 20, 2150
Waning Gibbous
56.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
11:47 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.7%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2810
Events on this date
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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 | 262.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 243.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.41° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.42° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.