The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
11:31 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1239
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.40° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.51° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.21° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.