The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2151
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
11:26 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2823
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.98° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.53° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.