The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
1:50 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1277
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 | 74.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 63.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 28.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.00° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.63° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.