The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2155
Waning Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
9:41 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2872
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 257.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.03° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.32° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.