The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2159
Waxing Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2922
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 | 49.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.28° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.77° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.