The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 23, 1903
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
1:49 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -245
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 231.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.45° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.79° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.