The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 22, 1911
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
10:39 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -146
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 245.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.58° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.95° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.