The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 20, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
7:13 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3070
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 347.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 11.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.92° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.33° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.