The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 22, 2172
Waning Crescent
3.9% 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
6:57 AM
5:58 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3082
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 172.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.35° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.73° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.