The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 22, 1999
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 943
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 | 67.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.99° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.66° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.