The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2162
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
12:25 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2959
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.66° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.06° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.