The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 22, 2049
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
8:54 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1561
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 274.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -17.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.37° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.25° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.