The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 20, 2181
Waxing Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
12:13 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3194
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 | 60.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.13° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.45° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.