The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
4:49 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2291
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 29.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.79° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.88° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.