The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 21, 2178
Waxing Crescent
4.9% 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
8:10 AM
10:21 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3157
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 14.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.43° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.37° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.