The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 22, 2072
Waxing Crescent
7.7% 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
9:07 AM
10:41 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1846
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 | 32.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 105.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 9.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.93° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.07° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| 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.