The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2104
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
3:15 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2241
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 | 304.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 212.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -15.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.22° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.68° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.02° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.