The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2045
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
12:27 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1512
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 | 59.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 25.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.01° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.01° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.