The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
3:17 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 745
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 | 111.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 50.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.60° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.23° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.