The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 2159
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
10:13 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2922
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 | 22.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 13.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.81° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.18° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.