The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 2181
Waxing Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
1:07 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3194
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.99° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.43° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.25° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.