The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 2061
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
11:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1710
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 | 40.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.74° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.15° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.