The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 20, 2156
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
6:55 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2884
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -4.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.50° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.67° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.