The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 22, 2026
Waxing Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1277
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,800 km.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 84.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.16° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.03° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.