The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 23, 1982
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:59 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 732
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 191.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.97° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.98° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.