The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 24, 2047
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
6:23 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1536
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 | 339.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 173.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -2.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.83° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.23° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.