The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 22, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
61.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
4:10 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.6%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3095
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 103.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 43.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 27.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.78° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.43° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.