The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2152
Waning Gibbous
89.6% 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
11:23 PM
9:11 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2835
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 278.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -13.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.19° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.46° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.