The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 24, 2018
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
2:28 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1178
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 | 90.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 58.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.19° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.98° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.