The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
6:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3169
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.5° / 357.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.10° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.77° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.