The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 22, 2135
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
2:48 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2625
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 55.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 27.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.55° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.30° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.04° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.