The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 23, 2010
First Quarter
52.4% 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
12:25 PM
3:02 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1079
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 | 92.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 53.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.58° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.55° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.