The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 1996
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
11:24 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 906
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.83° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.39° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.