The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2124
First Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
2:57 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2489
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 54.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.40° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.12° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.