The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 23, 2162
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
2:09 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2959
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.02° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.68° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.