The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 1993
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
8:27 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 869
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 139.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 11.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.48° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.33° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.