The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 22, 2178
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
11:26 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3157
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.22° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.16° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.