The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
6:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2897
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 | 154.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 359.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 7.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.63° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / 2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.06° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.