The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 23, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
57.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
3:10 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.5%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2254
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 | 98.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 52.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.40° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.92° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.