The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2056
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
1:51 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1648
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 | 80.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.65° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.57° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.