The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 1920
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
11:52 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -34
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,100 km.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.75° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.23° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.