The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 1912
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -133
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 | 58.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 23.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.36° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.77° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| 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.