The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
7:18 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3268
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 | 167.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 340.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 8.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.18° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.05° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.