The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2181
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
2:43 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3194
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 57.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.70° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.88° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.