The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 22, 1953
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
2:17 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 374
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 | 94.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 60.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 26.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.02° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.62° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.44° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.