The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
5:43 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 918
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 | 163.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 8.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 4.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.79° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.00° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.