The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2107
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
7:05 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2278
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 | 348.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -0.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.94° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.16° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.