The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 2069
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
8:56 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1809
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 7.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.37° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.03° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.