The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 2126
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
7:42 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2513
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / 1.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.85° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.98° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.