The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 21, 2197
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
10:51 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3392
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 | 31.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.86° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.56° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.