The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 1947
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
8:00 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 300
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 | 12.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 145.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 2.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.91° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.50° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| 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.