The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 1969
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
11:54 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 572
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 89.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.32° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.73° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.