The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 22, 2136
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
9:51 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2637
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.11° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.49° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.