The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 24, 2055
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
4:34 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1635
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 | 320.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 194.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -13.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.76° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.55° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.