The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
6:46 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2934
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 | 171.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.9° / 336.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / -1.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.18° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.43° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.