The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 22, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
6:41 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2229
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 | 166.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 343.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.39° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.64° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.