The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2119
Waxing Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
5:53 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2427
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 | 138.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 15.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.90° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.64° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.