The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 22, 2102
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2217
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 | 44.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.29° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.19° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.