The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2053
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
10:35 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1611
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 107.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 9.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.65° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.89° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.