The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 23, 2182
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
9:20 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3206
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 276.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -13.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.57° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.52° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.