The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 22, 2004
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
8:44 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1005
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 7.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.17° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.27° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.