The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 2170
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
11:43 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 43.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 14.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.73° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.71° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.