The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 23, 2117
Waning Gibbous
65.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
10:36 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2402
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 245.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.39° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.86° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.