The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 23, 2128
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
12:30 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2538
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 240.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.14° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.30° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.