The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2163
Waning Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 PM
9:20 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2971
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 275.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -14.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.02° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / -1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.69° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.