The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 23, 2083
Waxing Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
12:23 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1982
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.33° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.60° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.