The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2188
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
3:43 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3280
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 | 312.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -19.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.33° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.61° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.