The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, March 22, 2076

Waning Gibbous

95.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
45°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
95.8%
Age
17.4 days
Distance
388,400 km
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1895

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 Sun203.26°
Phase angle23.61°
Illuminated fraction95.82%
Altitude / azimuth-35.6° / 295.4°
Right ascension / declination13h 44m / -5.90°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude206.17° / 4.51°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.51° / -5.23°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-28.47° / -1.56°
Position angle of the axis20.5°
Position angle of the bright limb102.2°
Apparent magnitude-12.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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