The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 2039
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
7:49 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1437
Events on this date
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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.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 145.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -3.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.91° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.91° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.