The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 23, 2066
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
5:45 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1771
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 183.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.61° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.83° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.