The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 23, 2139
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
12:00 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2674
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 | 270.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 233.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -26.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.86° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.54° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.