The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, March 22, 2086

Waxing Gibbous

55.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
70°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
55.5%
Age
7.3 days
Distance
391,400 km
Apparent size
30.5′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
2019

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 Sun96.19°
Phase angle83.66°
Illuminated fraction55.52%
Altitude / azimuth-8.5° / 53.2°
Right ascension / declination6h 37m / 21.25°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude98.70° / -1.90°
Libration in longitude / latitude7.64° / 3.16°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude90.72° / 1.49°
Position angle of the axis2.5°
Position angle of the bright limb273.6°
Apparent magnitude-10.3

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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