The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2072
Waxing Crescent
14.1% 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
9:43 AM
11:41 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1846
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 94.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 12.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.68° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.86° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.