The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 2027
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
8:13 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1289
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 284.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 52m / -16.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.06° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.80° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.