The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 24, 2062
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
7:14 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1722
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 9:45 PM, is deepest at 11:31 PM and ends at 1:17 AM. Totality lasts from 10:54 PM to 12:09 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 332.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 54m / 0.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.25° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.59° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.