The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2118
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
9:25 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2415
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.26° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.08° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.33° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.