The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 1943
Waning Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 PM
9:15 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 250
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 | 213.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 284.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -9.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.50° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.41° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.