The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 22, 2045
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1512
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 | 47.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.54° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.22° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.