The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 1977
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
10:42 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 671
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 | 43.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 14.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.87° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.20° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.