The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 22, 1934
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
1:43 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 139
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.41° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.23° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.