The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2102
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
12:10 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2217
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 | 56.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.85° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.99° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.