The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 20, 2159
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
9:01 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2922
Events on this date
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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 | 9.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 8.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.78° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.39° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.