The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 1947
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
6:52 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 300
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 163.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / -3.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.72° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.