The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 22, 2156
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
9:26 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2885
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.97° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.90° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.