The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2173
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
3:20 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3095
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 51.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 28.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.89° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.61° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.