The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2096
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
7:07 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2142
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -6.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.25° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.10° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.