The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2183
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
7:46 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3218
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 148.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 58m / -0.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.45° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.23° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.