The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 22, 1928
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
7:57 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 65
Events on this date
-
Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 1.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.73° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.30° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.