The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 21, 2185
Waning Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
10:43 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3243
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 260.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -15.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.77° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.18° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.