The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
6:03 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 77
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 | 159.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 8.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.52° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.49° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.