The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2085
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
5:47 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2006
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.
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Moon and Mercury 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 | 332.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 183.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -5.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.88° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.10° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.63° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.