The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 22, 2101
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
12:14 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2204
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 230.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -27.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.81° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.94° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.