The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2180
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
5:41 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3181
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 | 331.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 185.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -4.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.02° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.27° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.