The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 22, 1931
Waxing Crescent
10.2% 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
7:55 AM
10:18 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 102
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 16.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.21° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.36° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.