The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 1952
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
4:32 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 361
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 201.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -9.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.45° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.98° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.91° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.