The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 24, 2031
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
9:46 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1339
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 11.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.39° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.44° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.