The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2036
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
2:57 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1400
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 | 301.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 214.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.97° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.55° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.