The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 1980
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
1:33 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 708
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 | 92.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 67.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 19.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.44° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.29° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.08° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.