The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 1988
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 79°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
1:41 AM
79°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 807
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 | 84.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 64.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 28.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.73° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.86° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.52° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| 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.