The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 2200
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
2:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3429
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.78° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.25° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.