The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 22, 1977
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
9:47 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 671
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.96° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.41° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.