The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 22, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
57.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
3:41 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.4%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2390
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 | 98.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 47.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 27.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.63° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.67° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.