The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 10, 2024
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
8:11 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1252
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 140.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -3.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.72° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.56° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.