The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2197
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3392
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 | 53.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.77° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.15° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.