The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2132
Waxing Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
12:45 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2588
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 73.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.22° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.93° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.