The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 22, 2154
First Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
3:26 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2860
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 50.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 28.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.79° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.23° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.