The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 1961
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
1:03 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 473
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.30° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.87° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.