The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 2166
Waning Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3008
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 | 232.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 267.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -13.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.08° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.39° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.