The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 2115
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
5:07 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2377
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 183.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -15.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.03° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.47° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.