The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2169
Waning Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
3:01 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3045
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
-
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 208.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -21.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.86° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.80° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.