The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2177
Last Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
12:20 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3144
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 232.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.45° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.98° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.