The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 21, 2189
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3293
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.57° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.39° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.89° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.