The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 22, 2142
Waning Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
3:21 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2711
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 | 304.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 212.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -14.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.89° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.43° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| 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.