The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 2153
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
4:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2847
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 190.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.18° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.71° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.