The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 24, 2072
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1846
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 84.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.67° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.66° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.