The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2142
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
4:20 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2711
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -10.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.93° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.63° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.