The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2183
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
6:33 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3218
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 169.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -4.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.34° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / -1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.02° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.