The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, March 22, 2125

Waning Gibbous

88.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
35°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
88.0%
Age
17.4 days
Distance
376,100 km
Apparent size
31.8′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
2501

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

  2. Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

  3. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun220.66°
Phase angle40.57°
Illuminated fraction87.98%
Altitude / azimuth-30.8° / 275.0°
Right ascension / declination14h 41m / -15.53°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude222.72° / 0.12°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.01° / 0.55°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-34.09° / 0.98°
Position angle of the axis19.4°
Position angle of the bright limb108.5°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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