The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2175
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
9:31 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3120
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 122.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 10.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.71° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.11° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.