The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 22, 2120
Last Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
12:01 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2439
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 14m / -27.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.15° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.76° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.