The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
5:46 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1017
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 | 154.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 14.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 11.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.09° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.44° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.