The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 21, 2183
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
5:20 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3218
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 | 328.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 187.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -9.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.28° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.81° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.