The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 PM
6:08 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2662
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 8.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 12.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.09° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.84° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.