The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 1991
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
2:16 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 844
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 | 95.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 60.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.54° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.84° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.