The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 22, 2074
Waning Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
3:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1870
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 | 303.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.47° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.97° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.