The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 22, 2107
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
6:07 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2278
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 176.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -4.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.71° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.95° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.