The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2053
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
11:41 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1611
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 12.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.72° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.68° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.