The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 22, 2170
Waxing Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 54.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.00° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.50° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.