The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
7:04 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2798
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 | 162.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.2° / 347.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 9.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.55° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.64° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.