The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 1919
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
10:22 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -47
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 | 257.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 255.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.16° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.53° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.