The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 1944
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
6:58 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 262
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 159.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -6.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.37° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.07° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.