The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2031
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
8:42 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1339
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 | 6.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 7.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.16° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.65° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.