The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 2050
Waxing Crescent
3.9% 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
8:11 AM
10:08 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1574
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.70° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.62° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.