The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 1909
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
10:28 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -170
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.53° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.68° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.