The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 22, 2158
Waning Gibbous
55.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
11:31 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2909
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 | 263.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 238.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.81° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.17° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.