The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 21, 2186
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
8:28 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3256
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 135.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / -1.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.00° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.04° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.