The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 23, 2055
Waning Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
3:38 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1635
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 | 309.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.90° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.35° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.