The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 2148
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
11:59 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2786
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.45° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.03° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.