The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 1999
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
1:40 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 943
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 | 93.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.20° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.28° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.