The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 20, 2166
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
9:43 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3008
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 | 221.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 277.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -10.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.03° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.23° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.