The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 24, 2058
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
8:15 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1673
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / -1.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.62° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.71° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.