The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 22, 1939
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
8:38 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 201
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 9.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.95° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.04° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.