The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2057
Waning Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
9:16 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1660
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.75° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.83° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.