The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 24, 1963
Waning Crescent
1.1% 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
6:19 AM
5:56 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 497
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 178.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -6.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.07° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.38° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.