The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 2058
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
7:05 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1672
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -7.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.46° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.50° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 36.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.