The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2186
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
10:41 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3256
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.15° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.61° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.