The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 20, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
6:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2934
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 | 157.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 356.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.51° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.