The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 22, 2161
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
4:08 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2946
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 204.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -11.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.08° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.25° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.