The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2033
Last Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
12:13 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1363
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 243.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.36° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.51° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.65° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.