The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2132
Waxing Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
1:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2588
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 62.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 23.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.41° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.74° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.