The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
5:13 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1450
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 | 121.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 29.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 23.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.41° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.35° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.