The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 1990
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
3:23 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 831
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 213.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.30° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.48° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.31° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| 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.