The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, March 22, 1935

Waning Gibbous

94.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
35°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
94.0%
Age
17.6 days
Distance
396,200 km
Apparent size
30.1′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
151

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun207.95°
Phase angle28.29°
Illuminated fraction94.03%
Altitude / azimuth-52.2° / 299.4°
Right ascension / declination13h 41m / -15.88°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude209.10° / -5.06°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.50° / 7.13°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-33.17° / 1.40°
Position angle of the axis21.3°
Position angle of the bright limb121.8°
Apparent magnitude-11.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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