The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 24, 2037
First Quarter
48.9% 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
12:22 PM
2:24 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1413
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 | 88.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 59.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 20.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.97° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.26° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.18° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.