The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 24, 2056
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
2:46 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1648
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 55.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.01° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.38° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.