The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 21, 2172
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
4:49 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3082
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 186.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.99° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.52° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.