The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2017
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
3:12 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1165
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 | 303.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 212.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.11° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.94° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.