The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 24, 1942
First Quarter
47.0% 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
12:21 PM
2:09 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 238
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.73° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.79° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.00° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.