The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2121
Waxing Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
12:43 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2452
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 | 63.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 25.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.04° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.18° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.