The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2177
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
1:19 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3144
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 | 283.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.27° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.16° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.