The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 22, 2088
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
7:45 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2043
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 2.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.68° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.45° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.