The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 22, 2079
Waning Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
9:53 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1932
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 | 237.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 258.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.68° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.25° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.