The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2191
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
6:06 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3317
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 172.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -10.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.58° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.55° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.