The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2121
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2452
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 | 50.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.42° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.38° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.