The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 2023
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
5:22 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1239
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 179.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -15.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.50° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.18° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.