The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 1950
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 337
Events on this date
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Mars 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 | 55.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.80° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.35° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.