The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 22, 2048
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
2:48 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1549
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 56.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 23.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.68° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.13° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.