The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 21, 1923
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
10:40 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 104.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 12.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.29° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.90° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.