The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 2080
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
10:27 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1945
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 | 26.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 108.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 13.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.32° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.55° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.