The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2012
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:09 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1104
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 | 11.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 125.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.19° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.24° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.