The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2104
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
4:28 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2241
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 200.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -10.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.58° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.22° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.