The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2061
Waxing Crescent
5.3% 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
8:30 AM
10:29 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1710
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 12.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.04° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / -0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.36° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.