The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 22, 2186
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
9:34 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3256
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 3.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.46° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.82° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.