The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 2143
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
1:54 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 64.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.03° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.49° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.