The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 22, 2164
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
7:41 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2983
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 0.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.39° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.41° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.