The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 1904
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
12:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -232
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 | 75.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.65° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.11° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.