The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2174
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
9:40 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3107
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 | 237.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.65° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.42° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.12° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.