The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 20, 2178
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
9:18 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3157
Events on this date
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 10.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.83° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.58° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.