The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 22, 2122
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 PM
6:56 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2464
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.9° / 331.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / -3.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.58° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.85° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.