The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2042
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
9:14 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1475
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 125.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 5.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.56° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.37° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.