The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 24, 2057
Waning Gibbous
83.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1660
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,600 km.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 269.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.24° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.99° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.