The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 22, 2140
Waxing Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2687
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.93° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.58° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.