The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
6:20 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1227
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 169.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -8.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.21° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.60° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.4° |
| 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.