The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 22, 2056
Waxing Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
12:54 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1648
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 73.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.53° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.76° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.