The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 23, 2156
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
10:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2885
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 | 27.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 15.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.29° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.69° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.