The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 1955
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
7:49 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 399
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 | 7.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 8.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.76° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.95° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.