The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2034
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
11:53 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1376
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 13.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.22° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.49° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.