The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 22, 2143
Waxing Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
12:57 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2724
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 | 69.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.83° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.68° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.