The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
90.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 PM
5:35 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.3%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2056
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.0° / 13.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 8.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.59° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.54° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.