The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 24, 1990
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
4:35 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 831
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 | 331.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 202.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -8.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.17° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.52° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.