The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 24, 2042
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
11:51 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1475
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 | 41.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.34° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.95° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.