The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2153
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
6:32 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2847
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 164.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -8.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.42° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.13° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.