The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 24, 1931
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 102
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 | 59.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.98° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.95° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| 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.